Talented West Ham striker Toni Martinez has joined Oxford United on loan for the remainder of the season.

The Spanish striker has been prolific for the Hammers U23s and was called into the first team training set-up last month but has yet to make his senior bow for the club. That said, we know a fair bit about him here at football.london.

The 19-year-old has a very bright future ahead of him and here’s all you need to know about a player who could potentially be a future star in claret and blue.

He worked his way through the Valencia youth ranks at Los Che before earning international caps for Spain at U17 level. It is safe to say Martinez has an eye for goal as he racked up more than 100 goals for various youth teams at Valencia and was coined across Europe as a wonderkid.

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With a lack of striking talent in the first team, and especially after his treble against Wolves, many fans called for Martinez to be given a chance in the first team. Hammers co-chairman David Gold has also tweeted that he thinks the Spaniard is “special.”

The decision has been made though and he must now impress in League One and hope that a flurry of goals will improve his chances of nailing down a spot in Slaven Bilic's first team set-up next season.